Ornate angelshark
| Ornate angelshark | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Squatiniformes |
| Family: | Squatinidae |
| Genus: | Squatina |
| Species: | S. tergocellata |
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| Squatina tergocellata McCulloch, 1914 | |
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| Range of ornate angelshark (in blue) | |
The ornate angelshark (Squatina tergocellata) is an angelshark of the family Squatinidae endemic to southern Australia between latitudes 30°S and 35°S, at depths of 130–400 m (430–1,310 ft). It can reach lengths of up to 1.4 m (4.6 ft). Reproduction is ovoviviparous, with two to nine pups per litter.[2]
References
- ↑ Kyne, P.M.; Walker, T.I. & Bennett, M.B. (2016). "Squatina tergocellata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T41863A68645801. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41863A68645801.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Squatina tergocellata" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
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